All Hands on Deck: Learning Adventures Aboard Old Ironsides
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All Hands on Deck: Learning Adventures Aboard "Old Ironsides" and South Carolina Social Studies Process Standards

Strand I. Time, Continuity, and Change: History

A. Chronological Thinking

K-4
  
First, Second, Third…, making a time line (18)
Wheel of Change, observing detail and understanding a process (103)

Good News, Bad News, writing a broadside, working with rhyme (67)

5-8  
What Happened When? creating a time line (18)
Blast Away, describing a sequence (39)


9-12 

Change for Better or Worse? conducting a panel discussion (40)

B. Historical Comprehension

5-8
  
A Navy of Six, reading a table (21)
What the Crew Do, using resources and references (45)
A Personal Point of View, conveying the facts (57)
Victory in the News, reading an historical, secondary source (62)
History Mystery, writing historical fiction  (62)
Victory in the News, reading an historical, secondary source (62)
Eyewitness Account, reading a primary source (63)
Prove it! understanding inference (111)

9-12
Trades and Skills, conducting a survey (28)
A Tax on Walking Sticks, making a table, creating math problems (28)
Crew Pay, understanding historical context (46)
The Nitty Gritty, read and report (46)
Fulton: No Folly to Brits, interpreting a political cartoon (64)
Personal Observation, writing an eyewitness account (64)
Poetry Power, understanding the power of words (104)
Design a Figurehead, creating a design concept, incorporating symbolic representation (106)

C. Historical Analysis and Interpretation

Does History Repeat Itself? (72)


K-12
USS Constitution — What Do You Know? (10)

K-4  
Let’s Decide, a role-playing activity (10)
Wheel of Change, observing detail and understanding a process (103)

5-8  
Understanding Freedom (11)
Victory in the News, reading an historical, secondary source (62)
Eyewitness Account, reading a primary source (63)
Poetry Power, understanding the power of words (104)
Prove It! understanding inference (111)

9-12 
Change for the Better or Worse? conducting a panel discussion (40)
The Nitty Gritty, read and report (46)
Striking Parallels in History, compare and contrast (58)
To Fight or Not to Fight, class discussion (58)
Fulton: No Folly to Brits, interpreting a political cartoon (64)
Personal Observation, writing an eyewitness account (64)
Design a Figurehead, creating a design concept, incorporating symbolic representation (106)  


D. Historical Research Capabilities


K-4  
Let’s Decide, a role-playing activity (10)

5-8  
Understanding Freedom (11)
Victory in the News, reading an historical, secondary source (62)
History Mystery, writing historical fiction (63)
Eyewitness Account, reading a primary source (63)
Prove it! understanding inference (111)
History Mystery Detective Squad, investigating local history (111)
What the Crew Do, using resources and references (45)
History Mystery Detective Squad, investigating local history (111)

9-12 
Category: American History, a quiz show activity (11)
Does America Need Warships? evaluating, taking and defending a position (22)
Crew Pay, understanding historical context (46)
Eyes on the Prize, computing prize money (88)
The Nitty Gritty, read and report (46)
Striking Parallels in History, compare and contrast (57)
Fulton: No Folly to Brits, interpreting a political cartoon (64)
Personal Observation, writing an eyewitness account (64)
Our Town, an oral history project (100)
Reasons to Believe, establishing facts from evidence (112)

E. Historical Issues: Analysis and Decision-Making

Does History Repeat Itself? (72)

K-4  
Let’s Decide, a role-playing activity (10)
Good Luck, Bad Luck, writing about personal experience (67)

5-8  
Understanding Freedom (11)
A Personal Point of View, conveying the facts (57)
Prove It! understanding inference (111)

9-12 
Does America Need Warships? comparing yesterday and today (22)
Evaluating, Taking and Defending a Position, holding a debate (22)
Crew Pay, understanding historical context (46)
The Nitty Gritty, read and report (46)
Trades and Skills, conducting a survey (28)
Change for the Better or Worse? conducting a panel discussion (40)
Striking Parallels in History, compare and contrast (58)
To Fight or Not to Fight, class discussion (58)
Personal Observation, writing an eyewitness account (64)
Blow Ye Winds, geography and earth science (70)
Eyes on the Prize, computing prize money (88)

 

Strand II. Power, Authority, and Governance: Government/Political Science

A. Explaining and Analyzing

Does History Repeat Itself? (72)

K-12
USS Constitution — What Do You Know? (10)

K-4  
Let’s Decide, a role-playing activity (10)

5-8  
Understanding Freedom (11)
A Personal Point of View, conveying the facts (57)
Victory in the News, reading an historical, secondary source (62)

9-12
Does America Need Warships? comparing yesterday and today (22)
Change for the Better or Worse? conducting a panel discussion (40)
Crew Pay, understanding historical context (46)
The Nitty Gritty, read and report (46)
To Fight or Not to Fight, class discussion (58)
Fulton: No Folly to Brits, interpreting a Political Cartoon (64)
Personal Observation, writing an eyewitness account (64)

B. Evaluating, Taking, and Defending Positions

K-4
  
Let’s Decide, a role-playing activity (10)

9-12 
Evaluating, Taking and Defending a Position, holding a debate (22)
Change for the Better or Worse? conducting a panel discussion (40)
To Fight or Not to Fight, class discussion (58)
Personal Observation, writing an eyewitness account (64)

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Strand III.   People, Places, and Environments: Geography


A. Asking Geographc Questions

All Over the Map (95)

K-4
World Exploring, understanding other places, other cultures (97)

5-8
Navigating the Mediterranean, reading a map (56)

B. Acquiring Geographic Information

C. Organizing Geographic Information

D. Analyzing Geographic Information and Relationships

5-8
Navigating the Mediterranean, reading a map (56)

9-12 
Blow Ye Winds, geography and earth science (70)

E. Answering Geographic Questions

K-4
World Exploring, understanding other places, other cultures (97)

5-8
Navigating the Mediterranean, reading a map (56)

 

Strand IV. Productions, Distribution, and Consumption: Economics

A. Identifying (e.g., economics problems, alternatives, benefits, and costs)

B. Analyzing (e.g., incentives at work in an economic situation)

C. Examining (e.g., the consequences of changes in economic conditions and public policies)

D. Collecting and organizing (e.g., economic evidence)

E. Comparing (e.g., benefits with costs)

5-8
  
Understanding Freedom (11)

Economic skills to be learned by the end of high school include
A. Interpreting basic economic concepts

B. Analyzing key economic issues that affect our lives as workers, consumers, and citizens

C. Analyzing trends of major changes in the American and world economy

D. Evaluating data from major economic indicators

E. Evaluating different views on economic issues

F. Analyzing the expected and actual consequences of personal choice and public policy

9-12
 
Crew Pay, understanding historical context (46)

 

Process Standards for Communicating in Social Studies

A. Communicating in Writing

5-8
  
Writing an Artifact, describing, relating form and function (110)
Who is Like You? writing a short story (120)

9-12 
Change for the Better or Worse? conducting a panel discussion (40)
Personal Observation, writing an eyewitness account (64)
Fanciful Display, designing a bulletin board exhibit (112)
Save It! historic preservation through political action (114)

B.  Communicating Orally

Does History Repeat Itself? (72)

K-12
USS Constitution — What Do You Know? (10)

K-4  
Let’s Decide, a role-playing activity (10)
Good Luck, Bad Luck, writing about personal experience (67)
Good News, Bad News, writing a broadside, working with rhyme (67)

5-8  
Understanding Freedom (11)
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! writing a broadside (69)

9-12 
Change for the Better or Worse? conducting a panel discussion (40)
To Fight or Not to Fight, class discussion (58)
What a Glorious/Tragic Day! working with rhyme and meter (70)
Fanciful Display, designing a bulletin board exhibit (112)

C. Communicating Graphically

K-4
  
Constitution Concentration, a game of memory and matching pairs (18)
First, Second, Third…, making a time line (18)
Who Has More Ships? making a pictograph (55)
Draw What You Hear, a listening and drawing exercise (61)

5-8   
A Navy Of Six, reading a table (21)
What Happened When? creating a time line (18)
Acre of Sail…Almost, making a table (33)
Sink or Sail? computing Constitution’s immersion factor (38)
A Personal Point of View, conveying the facts (57)
Victory in the News, reading an historical, secondary source (62)
Eyewitness Account, reading a primary source (63)
Poetry Power, understanding the power of words (104)
Writing an Artifact, describing, relating form and function (110)
Prove it! understanding inference (111)
History Mystery Detective Squad, investigating local history (111)

9-12 
Fulton: No Folly to Brits, interpreting a political cartoon (64)
Eyes on the Prize, computing prize money (88)
Design a Figurehead, creating a design concept, incorporating a symbolic representation (106)
Fanciful Display, designing a bulletin board exhibit (112)  

D. Communicating with Research

Does History Repeat Itself? (72)

9-12 
Does America Need Warships? comparing yesterday and today (22)
Evaluating, Taking and Defending a Position, holding a debate (22)
Change for the Better or Worse? conducting a panel discussion (40)
Crew Pay, understanding historical context (46)
The Nitty Gritty, read and report (46)
Our Town, an oral history project (100)
Fanciful Display, designing a bulletin board exhibit (112)

E. Communicating Socially

K-4
  
Let’s Decide, a role-playing activity (10)
Constitution Concentration, a game of memory and matching pairs (18)
First, Second, Third…, making a time line (18)

5-8  
History Mystery Detective Squad, investigating local history (111)

9-12 
Does America Need Warships? comparing yesterday and today (22)
Evaluating, Taking and Defending a Position, holding a debate (22)
To Fight or Not to Fight, class discussion (58)
Our Town, an oral history project (100)
Fanciful Display, designing a bulletin board exhibit (112)

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